SEVEN Pendolino trains owned by Czech Railways (ČD) which have been in operation for 12 years will undergo a fundamental refurbishment over the coming months.
CZECH and Slovak open-access operator Regiojet is to set to launch Prague - Bratislava services with the start of the 2017 timetable on December 11, with trains running via Pardubice and Brno.
THE European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into Czech Railways (ČD) following allegations that the railway breached EU antitrust laws by charging for services below their cost with the aim of shutting out competition from the market.
CZECH Railways (ČD) announced on August 22 that it is introducing two open coach types on its Prague – Ústi nad Labem – Dĕčín – Berlin – Hamburg – Kiel route.
CZECH private passenger operator GW Train Regio has been directly awarded a 10-year contract by the Czech Ministry of Transport to operate express services on the Plzen - Most line.
CONTROL of almost all railway stations in the Czech Republic will pass to infrastructure manager SŽDC by August 1 after the steering committee of Czech Railways (ČD) approved the transfer on May 25.
ŠKODA Transportation handed over the last of 14 class 660/661 InterPanter EMUs for Czech Railways (ČD) at its Ostrava plant on May 5.
CZECH Railways (ČD) announced on April 14 that it has launched three international tenders for new rolling stock with a total value of around Koruna 10.8bn ($US 451m).
CZECH Railways (ČD) announced on April 13 that it will equip 663 vehicles of 33 different types with ETCS Level 2 as deployment of the system continues under infrastructure manager SŽDC's ERTMS National Implementation Plan.
CZECH Railways (ČD) introduced its new class 660 InterPanter EMUs on Prague - Česká Trebová - Brno semi-fast services on January 27, replacing locomotive-hauled trains dating from the 1970s and 1980s.